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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Virginia rates for HCPCS 88348

This is a specialized examination of a tissue sample using an electron microscope, which reveals cell structures at a much finer level of detail than a standard light microscope can show. Pathologists use it for certain diagnoses — for example, some kidney diseases or unusual tumors — where the extra detail changes or confirms the diagnosis. It is reserved for cases where a routine microscopic exam does not give a clear enough answer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$282 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$309 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,818Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $251 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$588.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$427

AK $1,778AL $155

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.